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Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.

Thucydides

When one is deprived of ones liberty, one is right in blaming not so much the man who puts the shackles on as the one who had the power to prevent him, but did not use it.
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Blame Himself Liberty Power Prevent Right
When a man finds a conclusion agreeable, he accepts it without argument, but when he finds it disagreeable, he will bring against it all the forces of logic and reason.
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Agreement Finding Force Logic Man Reason
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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Capable Democracy Empire
Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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Bold Ignorance Knowledge Reservation
I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
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Enemy Intention Mistake Myself
For so remarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises whoever courts him, and admires whoever will not bend before him.
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Admire Court Himself Man Nature Remark
We must remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school.
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Himself Man Remember School Training
Indeed it is generally the case that men are readier to call rogues clever than simpletons honest, and are ashamed of being the second as they are proud of being the first.
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Call Honesty Man Proud Shame
We know that there can never be any solid friendship between individuals, or union between communities that is worth the name, unless the parties be persuaded of each others honesty
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Community Each Other Friendship Honesty Name Party Solid Worth
Hope, danger’s comforter.
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Comfortable Dangerous Hope
Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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Courage Deep Freedom Happiness
Now the only sure basis of an alliance is for each party to be equally afraid of the other.
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Afraid Basis Equality Fear Party
Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.
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Better Expensive Hope Item Preparation Sense
Stories happen to those who tell them.
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Convey Story Talk
Speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
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Action Carry Failure Fear Safety

Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.

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